http://www.nelsondowns.com A site for family and friends Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:08:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A good friend of ours in San Angelo is a photographer and she took some great shots of Holly about a month before Gwen was born. I've finally taken the time to get them on the web. They came out wonderful! - view the album here http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/99 I feel really compelled to write this because I just got done watching the movie "Stop Loss." There are few things about Hollywood movies' portrayal of the war in Iraq that just bug me. Now, I will give the disclaimer that I am not an infantryman. I did not deploy ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/97 The Medical Evaluation Board progress is finally underway. Every soldier tends to have a different timeline, but I have been fairly proactive and already have all of my paperwork done. Some of the parts that take the longest are already done so hopefully I will know soon if the Army ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/96 Ingredients: 3/4 c sugar 1/3 c flour 1/4 tsp salt 2 c milk 3 egg yolks 2 Tbsp butter 1 1/4 tsp vanilla 4 bananas On the stove with medium heat, stir the sugar, flour and salt while gradually adding the milk. Stir it in well then continue to heat for 2 more minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/95 Today Gwen hit a traditional Korean milestone, she turned 100 days old. In Korean custom, when a baby reaches 100 days old, a party is thrown to celebrate the baby's survival and to congratulate the parents. We've were fortunate with Ben and Anna that my mom planned the parties and ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/94 Well the process is going slowly, but I finally have all of our 2007 pictures posted on this site and on Picasaweb. I've also started the July pics and just have to say that Gwendolyn is getting so much more fun this month. She is smiling more, cooing, playing with ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/92 Gwen is already 10 weeks old! With the Army, I've been fortunate to be home for the birth of all three of my kids, but Gwen is the first of my babies that I've witnessed weeks 3 - 7. It's been interesting watching go from sleeping and eating all day ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/85 San Angelo may be small, but we do have an arena football team. I thought it would be cool to bring Ben to a game. He did well for about 10 minute, but then he was more interested in going up and down the stairs and trying to follow the ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/82 One thing we love about being at Goodfellow AFB is that they have a great pool for the kids. It is sloped and a majority of the pool is less than 4 feet deep. There are also a few things that drop water on the kids. Regardless, the kids love ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/79 Well I've finally made an honest effort to make web pages on a semi-professional level. I've always thought about doing it and wanted to get started, I just never took the time. This past year, Holly's family decided they wanted to get a good website up for their greenhouse and ... http://www.nelsondowns.com/archives/77